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IMMIGRATION STUDY
On January 23, The  Immigration Study committee presented its report on the immigration study it has been conducting in conjunction with the Illinois League of Women Voters.  The consensus questions were in the January 23, 2007 Bulletin.  The local Board will now judge whether there was substantial agreement among the membership as a whole, and if the answer is yes, will adopt the position(s). 

The links to the reports present by the Committee members follow:

            Question 1:   Should the State of Illinois promote and fund local community efforts to provide orientation and
                                  counseling services for immigrants regardless of documentation status?

            Question 2:   Should the state of Illinois promote and provide funding for educational programs and materials
                                  that seek to inform immigrant workers, both documented and undocumented, of their rights in the
                                  workplace?

            Question 4:   Should the state of Illinois require financial institutions doing business in Illinois to accept as legal
                                  forms of identification tax identification numbers and such documents as consular cards and
                                  passports issued by countries of origin?

            Question 7:   Should states or localities enact legislation or ordinances to:
                                  a) Penalize landlords for renting to undocumented immigrants
                                  b) Prohibit issuance of business permits to the undocumented?

            Question 8:   Should state and local police be deputized so that they can enforce immigration laws in IL?